Desperation vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Desperation
“The terror is relentless” (Publishers Weekly) in Stephen King’s #1 national bestseller about a little mining town, Desperation, that many will enter on their way to somewhere else. But getting out is not easy as it…
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The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 13 for Desperation.
- Desperation has the widest readership — 156988 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Desperation | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (156988) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (8) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (304) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Desperation | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 156988 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7813 | 188 |
| Pages | 704 | 110 |